The Swiss Family Robinson Adventure Fiction A beautiful story about survival, the Robinson family shows that one does not have to have the usual comforts of life in order to be comfortable and h... The Swiss Family Robinson 84 Views Johann David Wyss
The Count of Monte Cristo Adventure History Novel Written by French author Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo follows the life of Edmond Dantes as he embarks on a journey of revenge after bein... The Count of Monte Cristo 147 Views Alexandre Dumas
Sailing Alone Around the World Travel Biography A sailing memoir written by seaman and adventurer Joshua Slocum, who was the first person to sail around the world alone, documents his epic solo circ... Sailing Alone Around the World 31 Views Joshua Slocum
The Alaskan Adventure Action Fiction The Alaskan is a typical Curwood tale, with wonderful descriptions of the Alaskan landscape, the wildlife, vegetation and local populations. The plot... The Alaskan 19 Views James Oliver Curwood
The Return of Tarzan Adventure Novel The Return of Tarzan is a novel by U.S.American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the second in his series of twenty-four books about the title character T... The Return of Tarzan 34 Views Edgar Rice Burroughs
Voodoo Planet Science Fiction Novel Voodoo Planet is a science fiction novel by American writer Andre Norton, first published in 1959 by Ace Books. This is a short novel that was usually... Voodoo Planet 28 Views Andre Norton
The Amateur Emigrant Memoir Travel The Amateur Emigrant is Robert Louis Stevenson's travel memoir of his journey from Scotland to California in 1879-1880. It is not a complete account,... The Amateur Emigrant 37 Views Robert Louis Stevenson
Bunyip Land Adventure Action Fiction Joe Carstairs is a boy on a farm in Australia. His father is a keen naturalist who, some years before had set off for New Guinea in search of specimen... Bunyip Land 12 Views George Manville Fenn
Selected Works of E. Boyd Smith Fairy Tale The first story is Mr. Smith's version of the Story of Noah's Ark. He then tells us the story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith. Next we join a hen... Selected Works of E. Boyd Smith 27 Views E. Boyd Smith
In the Arctic Seas History Travel It is fascinating to learn about 19th Century men who braved extreme elements of cold and ice for months at a time. In ways most modern men would not,... In the Arctic Seas 18 Views Francis McClintock
Tom Playfair; or Making a Start Religion The story opens with 10-year-old Tom Playfair being quite a handful for his well-meaning but soft-hearted aunt. Mr. Playfair decides to ship his son o... Tom Playfair; or Making a Start 20 Views Francis J. Finn
The Englishwoman in America Travel Miss Bird traveled through eastern Canada and the United States as a young twenty-something woman in 1854. She wrote extensive observations on society... The Englishwoman in America 11 Views Isabella Lucy Bird
Discoverers and Explorers History Biography Tales of the brave and daring explorers that ventured into the unknown "Sea of Darkness" where it was thought monsters and angry gods lived. They dare... Discoverers and Explorers 18 Views Edward R. Shaw
The Great Shadow Action The Great Shadow, also known as The Great Shadow and other Napoleonic Tales, is an action and adventure novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and pu... The Great Shadow 20 Views Arthur Conan Doyle
A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World Travel Having, on his first voyage, discovered Australia, Cook still had to contend with those who maintained that the Terra Australians Incognita (the unkno... A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World 9 Views James Cook
